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Gray whales mostly eat shrimp-like amphipods, but also eat surface-dwelling swarms of krill and small, schooling fish. A Pacific gray whale feeds by swimming slowly over the muddy bottom, at depths down to 200 feet.
Then, what is a gray whales habitat?
Gray whales are found mainly in shallow coastal waters in the North Pacific Ocean. There are two geographic distributions of gray whales in the North Pacific: the eastern North Pacific stock, found along the west coast of North America, and the western North Pacific stock, found along the coast of eastern Asia.
Thereof, what do gray whales do?
Gray whales filter their food through coarse baleen plates. Gray whales are unique in that they prefer prey that live near or on the sea floor. They suck sediment and prey from the sea floor by rolling on their sides and swimming slowly along sucking sediment and prey from the sea floor.
No, whales aren't typically dangerous. Actually for the most part whales are generally curious and friendly oceanic creatures. In some cases they can even be seen approaching boats in an attempt to understand what's going on. Those that aren't particularly curious are often solitary and shy.